It is officially September and pumpkin spice season has already arrived. As we approach the official first day of Fall (September 23rd), new series will be premiering all season long. Here are 18 new shows premiering between September and November to put on your radar.
The Changeling (September 8)
Genre: Fantasy/Horror/Drama
Cast: LaKeith Stanfield, Clark Backo, Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring, Alexis Louder, Jared Abrahamson, Malcolm Barrett.
Synopsis: “A fairy tale for grown-ups. A horror story, a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (September 10)
Genre: Zombie apocalypse (The Walking Dead spin-off)
Cast: Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Melissa McBride, Eriq Ebouaney
Synopsis: “Daryl’s journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home.”
Where to watch: AMC, AMC+
The Swarm (September 12)
Genre: Sci-fi/Thriller
Cast: Cécile de France, Alexander Karim, Leonie Benesch, Joshua Odjick, Takuya Kimura, Krista Kosonen, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Barbara Sukowa
Synopsis: “Ecological thriller about the delicate interconnectedness between mankind and Earth.”
Where to watch: The CW
The Other Black Girl (September 13)
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Mystery
Cast: Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack, Garcelle Beauvais
Synopsis: “Nella, an editorial assistant, is often marginalized as the only black girl at her company, so she’s excited when Hazel is hired. As Hazel begins to rise, Nella discovers something sinister is going on at the company.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Wrestlers (September 13)
Genre: Sports docu-series
Synopsis: “Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky was once a proud finishing school for young wrestlers who hoped for a chance at a career in big time Pro Wrestling but times have changed. With new owners in the picture, once-famous pro wrestler Al Snow has been given the summer to turn OVW’s dire financial situation around. Wrestlers tells the story of a handful of eccentric misfits who attempt to come together to help Al save this historic gym while achieving their own wild dreams of wrestling professionally.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Wilderness (September 15)
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, Jake Foy, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Eric Balfour, Morgana Van Peebles, Claire Rushbrook
Synopsis: “Liv becomes the actress starring in Will’s bad dreams after she learns about his betrayal, and her heartbreak is swiftly followed by another emotion: fury. The couple embark on an American road trip Liv’s fantasized about since she was little, from the Grand Canyon on through Yosemite, before ending up with a hedonistic weekend in Las Vegas. For Will, it’s a chance to make amends; for Liv, it’s a very different prospect—a landscape where accidents happen all the time. The perfect place to get revenge.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
The Continental: From the World of John Wick (September 22)
Genre: Action/Crime/Drama (John Wick spin-off)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Colin Woodell, Ray McKinnon, Mishel Prada, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Ben Robson, Peter Greene, Jeremy Bobb, Adam Shapiro, Nhung Kate
Synopsis: “The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his future throne.”
Where to watch: Peacock
Still Up (September 22)
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Antonia Thomas, Craig Roberts, Blake Harrison, Lois Chimimba, Luke Fetherston, Rich Fulcher
Synopsis: “Bonded by insomnia, best friends Lisa and Danny stay connected to each other late into the night and find their way through a world of wonderfully weird surprises as their relationship deepens.”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Krapopolis (September 25)
Genre: Aminated sitcom
Cast: Richard Ayoade, Hannah Waddingham, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, Duncan Trussell
Synopsis: “Follows a flawed family of humans, gods and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.”
Where to watch: Fox, Hulu
The Irrational (September 25)
Genre: Crime/Drama
Cast: Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, Arash DeMaxi
Synopsis: “Alec Mercer is a world-renowned leader in behavioral science who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior.”
Where to watch: NBC
Gen V (September 29)
Genre: Superhero/Black comedy/Drama (The Boys spin-off)
Cast: Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Chance Perdomo, Derek Luh, Alexander Calvert, Asa Germann, Maddie Phillips, Shelley Conn, Marco Pigossi, Sean Patrick Thomas, Clancy Brown, Jason Ritter, Jensen Ackles, P.J. Byrne
Synopsis: “From the world of The Boys comes Gen V. Young, aspiring heroes have their physical and moral boundaries put to the test while competing for Godolkin University’s highly coveted top ranking. When the university’s dark secrets come to light, the students must come to grips with what type of heroes they are going to become.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
The Fall of the House of Usher (Miniseries, October 12)
Genre: Supernatural horror
Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Zach Gilford, Mary McDonnell, Willa Fitzgerald, Carl Lumbly, Malcolm Goodwin, Samantha Sloyan, T’Nia Miller, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Sauriyan Sapkota, Katie Parker, Michael Trucco, Mark Hamill, Paola Nuñez, Ruth Codd, Matt Biedel, Igby Rigney, Kyleigh Curran, Annabeth Gish, Aya Furukawa
Synopsis: “Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Lessons in Chemistry (October 13)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Thomas Mann, Kevin Sussman, Beau Bridges
Synopsis: “Set in the early 1950s, Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott (played by Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, she accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the men who are suddenly listening — a lot more than recipes.”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Fellow Travelers (Miniseries, October 27)
Genre: Historical drama/Romance
Cast: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Noah J. Ricketts, Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams, Will Brill
Synopsis: “Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.”
Where to watch: Showtime/Paramount+
All the Light We Cannot See (Miniseries, November 2)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ruffalo, Aria Mia Loberti
Synopsis: “Over the course of a decade, this limited series interweaves the lives of Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl taking refuge with her uncle during WWII, and Werner Pfennig, an brilliant German teenager with an expertise in radio repair. Through a shared secret connection, they find faith in humanity and the possibility of hope.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Buccaneers (November 8)
Genre: Period drama
Cast: Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Christina Hendricks, Josh Dylan, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Barney Fishwick
Synopsis: “Girls with money, men with power. New money, old secrets. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash as the land of the stiff upper lip is infiltrated by a refreshing disregard for centuries of tradition. Sent to secure husbands and titles, the buccaneers’ hearts are set on much more than that, and saying “I do” is just the beginning…”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
A Murder at the End of the World (Miniseries, November 14)
Genre: Mystery thriller/Drama
Cast: Emma Corrin, Harris Dickinson, Clive Owen, Britian Seibert, Brit Marling, Christopher Gurr, Louis Cancelmi, Jermaine Fowler, Kellan Tetlow, Raúl Esparza, Pegah Ferydoni
Synopsis: “Darby Hart, a Gen Z amateur sleuth, attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (November 17)
Genre: Anime/Action adventure/Fantasy
Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, Ellen Wong
Synopsis: “Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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